When it comes to volcanic eruptions, people love numbers, especially big ones. The largest eruption in 20 years, the highest ash plume in our lifetime, the most terrifying pyroclastic flows – these make great headlines….
When it comes to volcanic eruptions, people love numbers, especially big ones. The largest eruption in 20 years, the highest ash plume in our lifetime, the most terrifying pyroclastic flows – these make great headlines….
A colleague recently sent me an article by a former Secretary of the Treasury on the problems in the tax system and recommendations for change. Among other things, he wanted “a tax system that does…
When former leaders, be they prime ministers, sporting stars, business or community leaders document their recollections and publish memoirs, it’s a fraught assignment. Since memories carry significant elements of perception, their thoughts tend to incline…
The rain and fog have certainly arrived in Cambridge in the past week. With school now back for term three, the amount of traffic on the roads has resumed to normal higher levels. In addition,…
It’s the time of year again when I am spending a month working in the Canary Islands, located offshore northern Africa but part of Spain. I am working with GeoTenerife for the third year, a…
I cringe inwardly when I hear people who’ve been hurt deeply by someone angrily say, “I will never ever forgive them…” That’s because such a stance, while understandable, will never dissipate their pain. It inevitably…
Blue blob I see in The News (July 3) that Waipā District Council had a workshop on the fallout from the Cambridge blue blob. Independent facilitator Anne Pattillo identified three failures that contributed to the…
While our car crime spree continued last week, we have had another good catch. A young person was tracked from a stolen vehicle that had been seen being driven suspiciously in Leamington. He was arrested…
Last week, I covered how volcanically active Indonesia is, noting that it ranks fourth globally for the number of active volcanoes. So, let’s talk about who comes in at number one. That title goes to…
Have you ever wondered where some of the unusual expressions we often use in everyday language originated? Here’s a handful to illustrate my point… Turn a blind eye, Crocodile tears, Resting on laurels, Paint the town…
